Left thalamus infarction in the thalamotuberal artery perfusion area causing subcortical diaschisis and transcortical sensory aphasia

The thalamus is related to language function, and some thalamic stroke cases can cause aphasia [1]. However, most previous cases reporting thalamic damage-induced ipsilateral subcortical diaschisis and aphasia were hemorrhagic stroke [1,2]. Only a few left thalamus infarction cases showed cortical hypoperfusion concerned with the aphasia, but no single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or thalamic nucleus data were available [3]. Thus, aphasia pathology due to cortical hypoperfusion following thalamus infarction, especially with respect to thalamic nuclei, is still unknown.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - January 24, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Kosuke Matsuzono, Kohei Furuya, Azusa Karube, Akie Horikiri, Tadashi Ozawa, Takafumi Mashiko, Haruo Shimazaki, Reiji Koide, Ryota Tanaka, Shigeru Fujimoto Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research